I would be lying if I said I'm not hype to own this card. Despite his recent outlandish behavior, Conor McGregor is still overall a tremendous entertainer. He is a legend. He's basically become the Dallas Cowboys of MMA. Everyone is hopeful Conor might return to his old self, and people always tune in. Including myself.
Conor McGregor is the reason I got into MMA back around 2014-ish. I was into it a little before then, but my interest in the sport pretty much dwindled until I remember in my ninth grade year I was supposed to be working in school but I checked ESPN.com instead and I saw McGregor counting a giant pile of cash and I was intrigued.
I remember being totally entertained by the entire UFC 196 saga of the Lightweight Title bout between Conor and RDA being cancelled and then Nate Diaz stepping in to replace RDA, but at Welterweight. So, at the time, the current Featherweight UFC Champion in Conor, would be fighting up 25 pounds and Nate Diaz would be stepping in to fight basically on two weeks notice.
Of course that is explaining it ridiculously simply. The whole time Conor and Nate were absolutely talking crap to each other, and man was it exciting. Conor and Nate were on top of the sports world.
Those events led me to go back and watch every single Conor fight. Which I then went and did for a lot of fighters. I haven't done that in awhile, maybe I should.
But yeah, this dude Conor got me into the sport that I love today. Conor is still a fighter I will watch every time. I'm not sure what's next when it comes to his fighting career. I think he should have ultimately stayed lighter at Featherweight. He is 3-4 in the Octagon since he left Featherweight in 2015.
Perhaps he will prove me wrong and come back to finish his career strong, who knows. I think it's possible, it just depends how bad he wants it.
Conor is the UFC's first ever Double Champion. He's got wins over several notable opponents like:
- Max Holloway
- Dustin Poirier
- Chad Mendes
- Jose Aldo
- Nate Diaz
- Eddie Alvarez
- Donald Cerrone
This is absolutely a great card to own! I'm very glad I've got a copy.
